Rolling Paint On Aluminum Siding

Rolling paint is the frugal homeowner s choice.

Rolling paint on aluminum siding.

Once everything is clean and dry you re ready to apply your primer. Use it on the siding and you may find that using this sands down to the bare metal which would be the ultimate prep job. In a nutshell you need to start with a clean palette. Then roll along the panel of siding quickly but with even pressure to be followed by moving backward in the opposite direction.

I learned this while working with the primer. Paint aluminum siding with acrylic. Once you have completed the paint job remember to remove the tape. Begin rolling the exterior paint from the top down with the soffits first.

Check the label to be sure it s recommended for metal siding. The key to painting aluminum siding is preparation and priming. Some of my early work is a mess. With painter s tape and lengths of plastic sheeting protect items and areas adjacent to the siding.

If you need to paint aluminum siding choose a day when the weather is at least 50 f 10 c and dry since moisture from rain or dew will ruin a new paint job. After your siding dries. Here s where a lot of people make a mistake. Then follow up by two coats of acrylic topcoat paint.

The paint is peeling and the trim is rotting because it was sprayed peeling is very rarely caused by the paint application and is typically caused by other factors the two most prevalent causes being moisture transfer and insufficient preparation. The key to painting aluminum siding is to get it really clean and to use 100 percent acrylic latex paint. Apply paint as needed to the siding lip with a brush. Coat your roller in primer and roll quickly and evenly along the panel of siding then roll backward in the opposite direction.

The sun is bearing down on you and the siding and it is hot. Any special considerations will be on the product label. For textured surfaces like rough wood siding get the speed of a sprayer and the superior coverage of a brush with back brushing. Prime the siding using a paint roller first coat the roller with primer.

How to paint aluminum siding in the shade. The paint gets thick and hard to work very quickly. Painting aluminum outdoors in the summer is a challenge. Roll the soffits using long even strokes 4 6 feet.

I ended up timing my work to stay in the shade. Expect to pay the premium for good paint. All of the chalkiness must be washed and scrubbed off and any flaking paint removed. The best way to get this siding clean is to power wash it.

However you may find this too time consuming so cleaning with a pressure washer will likely work well enough to get ready to paint.